The Wisconsin Idea

Dispatch

Charter Schools: The Promise and the Peril

Two systems of public education go head-to-head in Chicago.

Joel Bleifuss

Feature

How To Curb Gentrification

A new report from California housing advocates and racial justice organizers lays out a blueprint.

Julia Wong

Culture

The Minor Leagues’ Major Malfunction

Curt Flood's landmark antitrust suit transformed the Major League, but the Minor League is still bound by archaic rules.

Chris Lehmann

11 Arrested at Chicago-Area #Not1More Action

Nyki Duda

Unpaid Interns Gain Support From Labor Department

Sarah Berlin

Feature

The McCutcheon Ruling Is Citizens United 2.0

The Supreme Court's decision to remove caps on personal political campaign contributions will tighten the 1% stranglehold on American politics.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Comics

The Real 2016 GOP Primary

Matt Bors

Feature

What Europe Can Learn from Ukraine

European leftists are too quick to patronize Ukrainian protesters.

Slavoj Žižek

Announcing a New Prison Complex Editor

George Lavender